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The QC, Vol. 87, No. 06 • October 12, 2000

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■ The Bells of
Belgrade
On the other side of the globe, a
regime fell. Members of the community talk about its significance.
■ Starry Nights
Physics Club sponsored overnight star party at Joshua Tree
full of planets, s'mores, sleepy
eyes and nebulas.
■ Artists In the Eye of
the Beautiful
The latest Mendenhall exhibit
pleaseth us not; at least we have
Potsy, dear Potsy...
■ Mariana Madleo
Makes College History
Powerhouse takes Rolex Regional to become the first women's
tennis player to go to nationals.
WHITTIER ♦ COLLEGE
October 12,2000
■ fte*
Quaker Campus
The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914 JL^lhmmivMmia,
http://www.whittiep.eiki/ac
Registrar's Office Modifies Registration Process
New Method Aims to be More Efficient, Convenient for Students; Will Charge Fee for Late Registration
■ REGISTRAR
by Raluca Zelinschi
QC Asst. News Editor
In order to increase the efficiency of the registration process,
the Office of the Registrar plans to
implement several changes for
pre-registration for January and
Spring 2001 classes. In addition
to combining registration for the
two terms into one process, the
Office will allow students who
miss their scheduled registration
time to register with a later group.
However, those who miss pre-
registration entirely will be
charged an undetermined fee.
The new procedure will additionally change the order in which
students register. Students will be
assigned registration times accord
ing to the total number of units
accumulated. For example, a senior who has accumulated 96 units
will register before a senior with
90 units. In the past, students were
assigned random numbers and registered with those in the same class
standing. The new system will
benefit those who are a few credits shy of achieving a higher class
standing.
These changes were initiated
by Registrar Wayne Van Ellis. "I
didn' t feel it was fair to students to
be assigned random numbers," he
said.
Van Ellis decided to modify
the registration process shortly
after taking over the registrar job.
"Once I learned of the previous registration procedure, I knew
we could do some different things
to become more efficient," he said.
"Getting it to this point took some
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Student Performance
Art Protests New
COR Conduct Code
A group of students wore duct tape bearing the word
"COR" over their mouths to classes and the C.I. on
Friday, Oct. 6. Sophomore Willard "Porter" Harris,
junior Travis Nass and sophomore Clancy Nelson
(above) were joined by a handful of other students in
a performance art piece critiquing the newly instated
COR Code of Conduct and its effects on free communication between the representatives and their constituents. When questioned about their motives in
class, the students would not remove the tape to
comment, but pointed to the COR Code of Conduct
article in the QC [see Volume 87, Issue 5J.
time. I didn't know exactly how to
change it, but after talking to some
faculty members, administrators
and some students, the
specifics...came to be."
First-year students will be classified differently. Those who registered last for Fall Semester will
be allowed to register first for
January and Spring.
"I didn't get two of my five
classes [because I was one of the
last to register]," said first-year
student Elizabeth Bohr. "[The new
system] will be good because I'll
be able to enjoy my time at Whittier with the classes I want."
With the exception of those
who are delayed due to a Business
Office or other hold—such as
having an outstanding account
balance—those who miss pre-
registration will be allowed to
register later, but will be charged
to compensate the Office of the
Registrar for the work generated
by late registration. Under the
previous rules, those who missed
registration had to register on the
first day of classes. The Office of
the Registrar has not yet determined what this fee will be.
The Business Office will also
contribute to the efficiency of the
registration process. As they have
done in the past, the Business
Office will send reminders
through campus mail to those
students who have an account
balance of over $500 and therefore would not be allowed to register.
According to Business Office Cashier Noelle Shell, the outstanding account balance may be
due to the failure of students to
sign the promissary note required
for students with loans.
The Office of the Registrar
will inform students of the recent
changes in registration policy
through campus mail.
"Every student will get a personalized letter informing them
of their appointment time and
specific registration procedures,"
Van Ellis said.
A big rig truck got stuck in the sodden soil of the Lower Quad on Tuesday, Oct. 10.
Truck Lodged in Lower Quad
■ TRAFFIC
by Amy Stice
QCNews Editor
Students on their way to 8 a.m.
and 9:30 a.m. classes on Tuesday, Oct. 10 were surprised to
encounter a big rig truck on the
sidewalk bordering the Lower
Quad. The driver of a tractor-
trailer delivering Waxie toiletries to Deihl Hall at about 5:15
a.m.apparendymistooktheside-
walk for a fire road and attempt
ed to drive down it when he could
not find room to park the truck in
the parking lot behind the Ward-
man Library.
Realizing his mistake, the driver tried to turn the truck around in
the Lower Quad, but got stuck in
the soggy grass. The driver independently contacted another truck,
which attempted to push the
lodged truck out of the grass, but
to no avail. A cruising Campus
Safety officer noticed the situation at about 7:15 a.m., according
to Assistant Chief of Campus Safe
ty John Lewis.
A wrecker was contacted to
pull the truck out, and it was
successfully removed by about
11:30 a.m.
According to Grounds Supervisor John Gonzalez, the misjudgement occured because the
driver was not driving the standard-sized truck that he was accustomed to. Damage to the irrigation system was minimal, but
the cost of repairing the lawn is
See TRUCK, page 5
ISSUE 6 • VOLUME 87

0% ,. f , :i *,=. ,
■ The Bells of
Belgrade
On the other side of the globe, a
regime fell. Members of the community talk about its significance.
■ Starry Nights
Physics Club sponsored overnight star party at Joshua Tree
full of planets, s'mores, sleepy
eyes and nebulas.
■ Artists In the Eye of
the Beautiful
The latest Mendenhall exhibit
pleaseth us not; at least we have
Potsy, dear Potsy...
■ Mariana Madleo
Makes College History
Powerhouse takes Rolex Regional to become the first women's
tennis player to go to nationals.
WHITTIER ♦ COLLEGE
October 12,2000
■ fte*
Quaker Campus
The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914 JL^lhmmivMmia,
http://www.whittiep.eiki/ac
Registrar's Office Modifies Registration Process
New Method Aims to be More Efficient, Convenient for Students; Will Charge Fee for Late Registration
■ REGISTRAR
by Raluca Zelinschi
QC Asst. News Editor
In order to increase the efficiency of the registration process,
the Office of the Registrar plans to
implement several changes for
pre-registration for January and
Spring 2001 classes. In addition
to combining registration for the
two terms into one process, the
Office will allow students who
miss their scheduled registration
time to register with a later group.
However, those who miss pre-
registration entirely will be
charged an undetermined fee.
The new procedure will additionally change the order in which
students register. Students will be
assigned registration times accord
ing to the total number of units
accumulated. For example, a senior who has accumulated 96 units
will register before a senior with
90 units. In the past, students were
assigned random numbers and registered with those in the same class
standing. The new system will
benefit those who are a few credits shy of achieving a higher class
standing.
These changes were initiated
by Registrar Wayne Van Ellis. "I
didn' t feel it was fair to students to
be assigned random numbers," he
said.
Van Ellis decided to modify
the registration process shortly
after taking over the registrar job.
"Once I learned of the previous registration procedure, I knew
we could do some different things
to become more efficient," he said.
"Getting it to this point took some
YY:Y :::mYY;YYYYmYE*;YYyYYYY;:^;:; : YuYYYRiYYY
Student Performance
Art Protests New
COR Conduct Code
A group of students wore duct tape bearing the word
"COR" over their mouths to classes and the C.I. on
Friday, Oct. 6. Sophomore Willard "Porter" Harris,
junior Travis Nass and sophomore Clancy Nelson
(above) were joined by a handful of other students in
a performance art piece critiquing the newly instated
COR Code of Conduct and its effects on free communication between the representatives and their constituents. When questioned about their motives in
class, the students would not remove the tape to
comment, but pointed to the COR Code of Conduct
article in the QC [see Volume 87, Issue 5J.
time. I didn't know exactly how to
change it, but after talking to some
faculty members, administrators
and some students, the
specifics...came to be."
First-year students will be classified differently. Those who registered last for Fall Semester will
be allowed to register first for
January and Spring.
"I didn't get two of my five
classes [because I was one of the
last to register]," said first-year
student Elizabeth Bohr. "[The new
system] will be good because I'll
be able to enjoy my time at Whittier with the classes I want."
With the exception of those
who are delayed due to a Business
Office or other hold—such as
having an outstanding account
balance—those who miss pre-
registration will be allowed to
register later, but will be charged
to compensate the Office of the
Registrar for the work generated
by late registration. Under the
previous rules, those who missed
registration had to register on the
first day of classes. The Office of
the Registrar has not yet determined what this fee will be.
The Business Office will also
contribute to the efficiency of the
registration process. As they have
done in the past, the Business
Office will send reminders
through campus mail to those
students who have an account
balance of over $500 and therefore would not be allowed to register.
According to Business Office Cashier Noelle Shell, the outstanding account balance may be
due to the failure of students to
sign the promissary note required
for students with loans.
The Office of the Registrar
will inform students of the recent
changes in registration policy
through campus mail.
"Every student will get a personalized letter informing them
of their appointment time and
specific registration procedures,"
Van Ellis said.
A big rig truck got stuck in the sodden soil of the Lower Quad on Tuesday, Oct. 10.
Truck Lodged in Lower Quad
■ TRAFFIC
by Amy Stice
QCNews Editor
Students on their way to 8 a.m.
and 9:30 a.m. classes on Tuesday, Oct. 10 were surprised to
encounter a big rig truck on the
sidewalk bordering the Lower
Quad. The driver of a tractor-
trailer delivering Waxie toiletries to Deihl Hall at about 5:15
a.m.apparendymistooktheside-
walk for a fire road and attempt
ed to drive down it when he could
not find room to park the truck in
the parking lot behind the Ward-
man Library.
Realizing his mistake, the driver tried to turn the truck around in
the Lower Quad, but got stuck in
the soggy grass. The driver independently contacted another truck,
which attempted to push the
lodged truck out of the grass, but
to no avail. A cruising Campus
Safety officer noticed the situation at about 7:15 a.m., according
to Assistant Chief of Campus Safe
ty John Lewis.
A wrecker was contacted to
pull the truck out, and it was
successfully removed by about
11:30 a.m.
According to Grounds Supervisor John Gonzalez, the misjudgement occured because the
driver was not driving the standard-sized truck that he was accustomed to. Damage to the irrigation system was minimal, but
the cost of repairing the lawn is
See TRUCK, page 5
ISSUE 6 • VOLUME 87